| HCON 301 RFS 105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 301
Affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 1998
Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr.
ARMEY, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. COX of California, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms.
DUNN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. KING,
Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.
HOSTETTLER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. COBURN, Mr.
HASTINGS of Washington, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. JEFFERSON) submitted the following concurrent
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
IN THE SENATE OF THE THE UNITED STATES
July 21, 1998
Received and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan.
Whereas at no time since the establishment of the People's
Republic of China on October 1, 1949, has Taiwan been under the control of the People's
Republic of China;
Whereas the United States began its long, peaceful,
friendly relationship with Taiwan in 1949;
Whereas since the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act in
1979, the policy of the United States has been based on
the expectation that the further relationship between the
People's Republic of China and Taiwan would be determined by peaceful means;
Whereas in March 1996, the People's Republic of China held
provocative military maneuvers including missile launch exercises in the Taiwan Strait, in
an attempt to intimidate the people of Taiwan during their historic, free, and democratic
Presidential election;
Whereas officials of the People's Republic of China refuse
to renounce the use of force against democratic Taiwan;
Whereas Taiwan has achieved significant political and
economic strength as one of the world's premier democracies and as the 19th largest
economy in the world;
Whereas Taiwan is the 7th largest trading partner of the
United States;
Whereas no agreements exist between the People's Republic
of China and Taiwan that determine the future status of Taiwan; and
Whereas the House of Representatives passed a resolution
by a vote of 411-0 in June 1998 urging the President to seek, during his recent summit
meeting in Beijing, a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of
force, or threat of use of force, against democratic Taiwan: Now, therefore, be it
(2) affirms its expectation, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act, that the future status of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means, and
that the people of both sides of the Taiwan Strait should determine their own future, and
considers any effort to determine or influence the future status of Taiwan by other than
peaceful means a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific region and of
grave concern to the United States;
(3) affirms its commitment, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act, to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services,
including appropriate ballistic missile defenses, in such quantities as may be necessary
to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability;
(4) affirms its commitment, consistent with the Taiwan
Relations Act, that only the President and Congress shall determine the nature and
quantity of defense articles and services for Taiwan based solely upon their judgment of
the defensive needs of Taiwan;
(5) urges the President, once again, to seek a public
renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat of use of
force, against the free people of Taiwan; and
(6) affirms its strong support, in accordance with the
spirit of the Taiwan Relations Act, of appropriate membership for Taiwan in international
financial institutions and other international organizations.
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk. |
